> From: "Richard M. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [funsec] 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:22:19 -0400 > > Do any new computers include a floppy drive nowadays. ;-)
I retrofit them in. But no, they don't come 'standard'. Regards, GRegory Hicks > > Richard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio > Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 7:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [funsec] 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops > > Some references: > > http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/german-computer-maker-ships-lapt ops. > html > http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2007/09_14.xml > http://www.medion.de/popup_md96290.htm > http://www.bullguard.com/support/tech-guides/how-to-remove-stonedangelin a.as > px > > After digging the specifications from Medion's site it appears that these > models (MD 96290 Notebook) don't include a floppy drive: > http://www.medion.de/md96290/nord/_content/techdetails/index.html > > This is the only good news, the virus can't spread so easily. > > I have written this entry > http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=998 > > too and posted the case to /. > http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/15/1623230 > > - Juha-Matti > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Gregory Hicks | Principal Systems Engineer Cadence Design Systems | Direct: 408.576.3609 555 River Oaks Pkwy M/S 9B1 San Jose, CA 95134 I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today. "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
